The Russellville Democrat., 1887-07-27
The Mallntt.sraaIIex Debate.


 Mir. MalIett began by saying, thai we have the finest country Tn ths world, best climate, soil, water, tim Der and minerals, and in consequence of this our people ought to be tho happiest on earth. But It is not the case. There Is poverty, discontent and dissatisfaction among all the IIaboring classes. The financial pol icy of England was introduced in this country, and henee the national banks. Democracy is opposed to the national banking system. Dem. ocrats and Republicans are one and the same on all national questions. English capitalists dictate the finan clal policy to be pursued by the treas urcr of the United States. These capitalists control our bonds. Dem ocrats lick salt from republican troughs. 1 appeal to you my coun- trlme to know how much of your property was taken by bonding the debt, and making those bouds re- deemable by coin, and exempting them from taxation. T. k. Bayard, Secretary of State, introduced res olution to Sherman's refundiug bill. Bayard was not opposed to national banks. The Sherman measure i'm poverished the whole country; took twenty thousand millions of dollars from the laborlng men, and prostrat ed every branch of business from Maine to California. He read Mr. English's report as president of the bank at Indianapolis. The republl can administration by the help of democrats has created 1900 million aires, whereas at the end of the war there were about 10. Belmont, agent Of Rotbchilds, dictated the money policy of the parties, The last dem ocratlc platform was that made when Seymour was nominated. When Cleveland was elected he fell full length into the arms of monopoly, and the first thing he did was to sign bill to pension Grant. The commerce bill was the crowning act of all infamy. would read it, but you could not understand it. The man that wrote 1t does not under stand it. It has increased freight from one to three hundred per cent. The railroads will pool their inter ests and force man on the people that vii run the government in the interest of railroads and monopolies. All the great papers, religious and all have been bought by the banks, that is the reason they do not speak out. And the country papers do not know any better and they go yelping behind the others Cieye- land appointed radical republicans to the treasury, and chairman of the interstate commerce commission, and therefore the democrats and repub- licans hug and kiss each other and make war on the labor party. Ev- cry man that voted for Cleveland lavors the suspension of silver coin. age. The democrats and republi- cans practice system that will take your land from you.
 Mir. Bradley said: "When l came back to the state year ago, was astonished to see men, who had fought Tn the democratic party all their lives, during all the perilous conflicts of the country, to hear men quibbling about the old greenback question that agitated the people 1 , years ago" He thought Mallett ought to be shown up and brought out before the people, and if no one else would dc it, he would undertake the job himself. He said no one but fool, or one thinking he was speak ing to fools, would say there is no difference between democratic and republican parties. He said Jeffer son was opposed 10 the national bank, and fought it all the way through. Mallett is making Weav- er's old green back speech. He chal- lenged the authority of the book Mallett read so much. The national bank was proposed by the secretary of the treasury during Washington s administration, and the democrats opposed 1t as party measure Jack son vetoed the bilL The next time 1t was brought in it was done by the republican party. He charged Mai lett with having been in the green back party. Bradley would stand by the principles of his party. He read extracts from the Gazette. In this county where the democrats are in the majority, Mallett and his par ty are democrats. In Conway where the republicans have the majority, Mallett and hls party are repubii cans. He said the American people are the happiest people in the world. No party since the fall of Rome has done more for freedom and liberty than the democratic party. The 24 years of republican mlsrule practlced more corruption than any govern ment Tn tue world. He asked mer- chants present.if their freight was greater or less since the operation of the commerce bill, and a leading merchant said his were from 25 to 40 per cent less than before He expected to be on the side of right in all public questions.
 There vas nothing iu Mir. Mallett's reply.
 Card of Thanks.